title: A study of the response of the leukopenia of rheumatoid arthritis to gold salt therapy.
abstract: Five patients with leukopenia and rheumatoid arthritis were treated with sodium aurothiomalate. An improvement in peripheral white blood count, neutrophil count and articular index was noted in all patients.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002452:Cell Count; D005260:Female; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate